| The Football Foundation |
| Football’s Biggest Supporter. And they are just that. In its
6 year history, the Football Foundation has given out more
than £300 million worth of grants to clubs, schools, local
authorities and voluntary groups to support their projects.
Funded though the government, lottery and the Premier
League, the Foundation operates schemes to support
capital projects, revenue schemes, football kit, goalposts
and stadium improvements. Although, as with most
funding bodies, they are a funder of last resort, they are
the primary contributor to developing grass roots football
in England, and are leaving a lasting a fantastic legacy
across our national game. |
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| Awards for All |
| This scheme falls under the Sport England umbrella, and
distributes a fund of £10 million each year to clubs and
organisation for small schemes, including revenue,
equipment and facility improvements. The fund is
managed and distributed through 9 regional offices. Unlike
the other funders, Awards for All will consider funding
100% of a project costs, although an in kind contribution
is required. But the scheme is open to all sports and
community projects, not just football, therefore there may
not be enough funds to go around. All the more reason to
make sure that your grant application is complete and tells
them all the information they need to know. |
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| Local Network Fund |
| Funded by the DfES, this is a small grants scheme aimed
at addressing isolation, inclusion and services aimed at
young people. A total fund of £3 million is available
nationally for grants between £250 and £7,000. |
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| Sports Match |
| Sports Match also distributes National Lottery and
Government funds, but works in a different way to all of
the other funding bodies. The aim of this scheme is to
introduce new money into sport through attracting
sponsors with the incentive of matching £ for £ funding for
equipment, events and small capital projects. There is
annual fund of £4 million available, and the scheme is
open to professional and amateur clubs and organisations
across the sporting spectrum. Applications to this scheme
usually have a fairly fast response time, but again, the key
is submitting concise but comprehensive applications,
making sure that all the information is provided. |
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| Landfill Tax Credits |
| This scheme is operated by a number of different landfill
operators across the country. Basically, if your project is
located within 10 miles of a landfill site, there is a
possibility that you could be eligible for some grant
funding, provided your project will deliver community
aims. Criteria varies between the different waste providers
(WREN, Biffa, Sita etc) but sports related projects are
sometimes eligible, including football, and grants for as
much as £50,000 are available. |
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| Local and National Private Trusts |
There are far too many for us to mention here. In all there
are approximately 4,500 trusts that will consider funding
a sports related project, and access to them varies
considerably. Grants 4 Sport can carry out a bespoke
search to identify potential funders in regional areas, and
national funders that may just fancy funding your project.
For more infomation click on our Services page. |
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